All things in the Corridor - PLUS!

April 2017

Your Iowa City Water Treatment Experts

We are Culligan of Coralville, your water technology experts proudly serving southeastern Iowa. Our dealership specializes in providing water softeners, reverse osmosis systems, water coolers, bottled water, water filtering and softener salt delivery service to area homes and businesses. The Coralville area has a variety of water problems - hardness, sulfur, iron and pockets of arsenic and nitrates. Well water contamination and boil advisories are common in the area.

CULLIGAN OF CORALVILLE HISTORY & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Culligan of Coralville has been a part of the Corridor community for over 70 years, proudly serving Williamsburg, Iowa City, North Liberty, Tiffin, Oxford, University Heights and the surrounding areas.

Keith Vetter, a former Iowa State Representative, started the business in a Washington, Iowa garage in 1946. With the help of family and employees, Vetter’s Culligan has been ranked one of the top 10 water treatment companies in the United States. Keith received much recognition for his success with Culligan including being president of the Water Conditioning Association International, president of the State Water Quality Association, member of the Dealer Advisory Council, and recipient of the WQA Regent’s awards in 1977. Today, Vetter’s Culligan is owned and operated by 2nd and 3rd generations and prides itself on delivering high-quality water and water treatment products to families and businesses, so that each consumer has the highest quality water to maintain a healthy life. We're proud members of Water Quality Association, Iowa Water Quality Association and International Bottled Water Association and the National Sanitation Foundation.

On April 30, 2017, at 2:24 a.m., Iowa City Police officers responded to the area of College St. and Van Buren St. on the report of a strong arm robbery that had just occurred. The victims reported that they were walking on College St. when a group of African American males got out of a vehicle, assaulted them, and stole their wallets. The suspects returned to the vehicle and fled the area. Both victims sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment.

Iowa City Area CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $1000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect/s. Anyone with information about this crime is urged to contact CrimeStoppers at 358-TIPS (8477). All calls are held in strict confidence and anonymity is guaranteed. Individuals providing information do not have to reveal their identity to collect a reward.

We knew that Tesla had an all-electric semi truck in the works. A few weeks ago, we also learned that the truck was due for official reveal in September, per Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweet on the topic. He also gave great praise to his team, saying that they did an "amazing job" on the "next level" truck. But details have been scarce throughout the project.

Kyle Schwarber broke out from survival mode Saturday to sheer satisfaction with one protective swing.

Schwarber poked a low and outside 0-2 pitch from left-hander Robby Scott into shallow center field for a single to score the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. It was a highlight of the three-run rally that enabled the Cubs to treasure a 7-4 comeback triumph over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

You’ve packed a cooler, donned swim gear and slathered on sunscreen in preparation to hit an Iowa beach on a beautiful summer day.

But wait. What’s this?

It’s a notice saying swimming isn’t recommended because of high levels of disease-causing toxins produced by blue-green algae, whose blooms can be fed by fertilizer washing into lakes from nearby farms.

Iowa had a record 37 such advisories last summer at state park beaches, with some beaches, such as the one at Green Valley State Park in southwest Iowa, spending nearly as many weeks under a swim warning as weeks without.

Weather permitting, beginning on Monday, May 1, 2017, S Dubuque Street will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic between Lafayette Street and Wright Street. This lane reduction is necessary to facilitate the installation of underground fiber optics in the area. It is anticipated that normal traffic will resume by the end of the day on Tuesday, May 2nd.

Motorists are to take note of this work and allow extra travel time as delays may occur. As always, caution should be exercised when traveling in construction areas.

Weather permitting, beginning on Monday, May 1, 2017, S Dubuque Street will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic between Prentiss Street and Harrison Street. This lane reduction is necessary to facilitate the installation of a water service line in the area. It is anticipated that normal traffic will resume by the end of the day on Wednesday, May 3rd.

Motorists are to take note of this work and allow extra travel time as delays may occur. As always, caution should be exercised when traveling in construction areas.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When it comes to the nexus of a clean environment and jobs in industries once known for pollution, Pittsburgh is ground zero.

At the White House this week, KDKA political editor Jon Delano met Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Delano: “What’s more important, the environment or jobs?”Pruitt: “Both, and that’s a great question, Jon, because as a country throughout our entire existence since the 70’s when the EPA was created and the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act were adopted and all the updates to that piece of legislation, we’ve had a commitment to growing our economy and also protecting our environment.”

Pruitt, President Trump’s choice for EPA administrator, now heads an agency he sued many times as Oklahoma Attorney General.

“The days of an agency in Washington DC picking winners and losers, the days of a regulatory assault on an industry such as coal, are over,” says Pruitt.

Pruitt says he’ will restore balance to the EPA to help keep coal jobs, shale jobs, and steel jobs in western Pennsylvania.

On April 27, 2017 the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) Investigations arrested two people on multiple charges including robbery, burglary, and kidnapping.

According to the victim, on April 23 Christopher L. Bertling, 21, and Joseph M. Williams, 20, entered the victims residence while displaying a knife and informing the victim he was being robbed. Bertling and Williams then assaulted the victim, fled the residence with the victim’s wallet and a large amount of prescription medication.

Over the course of the investigation it was determined that on April 26, Williams made contact with another subject over a money dispute. According to the victim, Williams pushed her to the ground and took the victim's cell phone. Williams then demanded the victim take him to the bank to give him money from her checking account.

Bertling and Williams were both charged with Burglary in the First Degree and Robbery in the First Degree (both class B felonies) for the incident on April 23.

Williams was charged with Kidnapping (class B felony), Robbery in the second Degree (class C felony), and Theft in the Third Degree (Aggravated misdemeanor) for the incident that occurred on April 26.

The ICPD continues to investigate these incidents to determine if there is a connection to the Jonathan Wieseler homicide investigation.

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.